The matter of the settlement was taken to Cabinet in special session this morning, and will go before the House on Wednesday and the Senate on Thursday. The Governor General is expected to affix his signature by Friday. That means that the seventy million dollars will be paid to Fortis within a week with money […]
According to the Prime Minister lawyers for both parties are currently notifying the CCJ of the settlement so where litigation is concerned, the matter is done. The prime minister acknowledged his brother, Denys Barrow, as attorney for G.O.B. while Eamon Courtenay represents Fortis. So will the deal have any significant political impact when elections are […]
There were four brutal murders over the weekend. One in the City, another in Teakettle and the most sensational double murder occurred at a feeder road in Camalote also in the west. The dreaded Russell Hyde and his girlfriend, hair braider Marcy Humes were shot multiple times at about nine-thirty on Friday night. She died […]
So while there are no arrests for the murders of Hyde and Humes, a policeman assigned to the Special Patrol Unit has been charged for another murder. Authorities believe that thirty-three year old Ryon Wagner shot Nicaraguan, Eduardo Perez Sanchez, to the head and dumped his body in a remote location on the Young Gial […]
There’s one other murder to report tonight. In the City, a resident of the south side was shot multiple times and succumbed at the K.H.M.H. Malik Gibson, also known as “Toony,” was shot over the weekend and died soon after. His death, according to family members, was foretold. Gibson is a member of south side’s […]
The first confirmed case of Chikungunya was recorded in Belize’s public health archives back in November, following a rash of the mosquito-transmitted fever across the Caribbean and Latin America. Since then, there has been little to no reports on cases; that is, until today, when the Corozal Community Hospital sent out a PSA confirming several […]
There finally is an arrest in the vicious murder of a labor officer that occurred months ago in Punta Gorda. Fifty-five-year-old Alberto Coleman, the ex-boyfriend of Juana Cowo, has been arraigned on a single charge of murder, following her stabbing death on July third. The partly decomposed body of the twenty-nine-year-old woman was discovered inside […]
Opposition Senator Lisa Shoman is unrelenting on the issue of the incursion in the Sarstoon by the Guatemalan military. Today she wrote to the Clerk of the National Assembly informing him of a motion which she plans to present at the next Senate meeting. That will happen on Thursday, September fourth, two days after an […]
Shoman has tried to pass a motion once before, requesting an official Senate special select committee investigation into corruption in the Immigration Department. Thanks to a government majority in the Senate, that never came to pass. But Senator Shoman is hopeful that since this issue isn’t so directly political, the motion may see the light […]
More Creole women are gainfully employed than Creole men. Unemployment figures improved slightly and the cost of living is down marginally when compared to the same period last year. Those are the stats provided by the Statistical Institute of Belize. But did you know that twenty-five percent of every hundred dollars is spent on accommodation […]
Canada’s twenty-two man roster has been selected ahead of a two-game home and away series against the Belize Jaguars in the third round of World Cup Qualifiers. On Thursday, veteran midfielders Will Johnson and Atiba Hutchinson returned to the Canucks and are scheduled to play at BMO Field in Toronto and at the F.F.B. Stadium […]
The hurricane season started in June but in time for the school, year, the City Emergency Management Organization wants your support in purchasing exercise books that they say has very useful information for this hurricane season that ends in November. Wayne Usher, CEMO’s Liaison Officer with the Belize City Council, partnered with the Belize Port […]
Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Dean Barrow at a press conference threw his Foreign Minister, Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington, under the bus for comments that have inflamed Belizeans on numerous issues related to the Guatemalan claim. The PM established that he is the authority on the issue. This morning, the grassroots organization, COLA, launched its Protect […]
The rollout of COLA’s anti-government campaign, complete with banners and other related propaganda, was done in grand fashion, relatively speaking. The press conference was held at the Radisson and was carried in its entirety on Love FM as a paid broadcast. The VIP Room was packed to capacity with standing room only for latecomers. The […]
And, just where is COLA getting its funding from? According to former president, Moses Sulph, the organization is still very much dependent on the altruism of private individuals, as well as the business community. Moses Sulph, Former President, COLA “There are a lot of persons out there who love this country just like we […]
Illegal logging within the Chiquibul Forest remains one of the foremost causes of biodiversity loss within the national park. An assessment of the problem to determine its scale was commissioned by Friends for Conservation and Development and conducted over a two-year period, between 2010 and 2012. A recent report concludes that almost three million board […]
A piece of the jewel – any piece of the jewel – is as coveted as the Holy Grail. But unless you’ve got money, power, political connections or any combination of the above…owning a piece of the jewel is as likely as a sighting of the Loch Ness Monster. The difficulties associated with common people […]
In his interview today, Belmopan Mayor Khalid Belisle maintained that the problem is land. There is a high demand for that precious commodity in Belmopan, and a long waiting list. So while he would like to assist those who will be relocated from the area near the creek, there’s precious little he can do. […]
Today, when we spoke to residents of the creek-side parcel, they maintained that they have been allowed to live there by both previous Mayors Anthony Chanona and Simeon Lopez. They say both promised to survey the parcel and make their residence legal. But neither did. And more recent than that, they claim that while campaigning […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that it will not release the O.A.S. report on the Sarstoon Incident unless both governments, Belize and Guatemala, agree to do so. That’s interesting, since the O.A.S. has told News Five that it has no protocol prohibiting release, and Prime Minister Dean Barrow publicly stated that he had […]
Every Tuesday, the Belize Defence Force heads up the Sarstoon to the observation post at Cadenas where shifts are changed. That’s been happening for years, but suddenly there are claims of consistent aggression and encounters between the B.D.F. and Guatemalan military in the Sarstoon. In fact, there is a claim that just two weeks ago, […]
As the Opposition seeks the report of the Guatemalan incursion at the Sarstoon, Guatemala remains in turmoil as calls for the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina escalate. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court gave the green light to proceed with the impeachment of Perez Molina, but that still has to go before the Congress. Today, […]
Since the scandal broke in April, there have been waves of protests across Guatemala. According to McDonald, President Perez Molina can be made to stand trial as a civilian for his alleged role in the scheme should the Congress find him culpable. Isani Cayetano “Earlier I asked you to describe for me the political […]
It hasn’t been a great week for the United Democratic Party, which came under fire on Monday from former U.D.P. Minister Hubert Elrington. Apparently its reunion week for former Ministers and this morning senior Party personality Melvin Hulse announced his resignation from the U.D.P., effective immediately. Hulse had become persona non grata in the U.D.P. […]
Just in case you missed it, that last shot from Hulse to his former colleagues was a not so subtle threat – coming from the belly of the beast, so to speak. According to the former very senior U.D.P. Minister, he has reason to be angry because his people are being victimized – and not […]
